Sutton Foster & Pink Martini to Join The New York Pops At New Summer at Forest Hills Stadium in August

The New York Pops has announced its inaugural season at its new summer home, Forest Hills Stadium, in Queens, NY. The orchestra will establish a summer series at the open-air venue and will offer affordable, fun concerts as well as an expansion of its Kids in the Balcony program, offering over 1,000 children an opportunity to learn about and enjoy live music for free.

"I am thrilled to announce The New York Pops' inaugural season at its official summer home, Forest Hills Stadium," said Executive Director Anne M. Swanson. "We are tremendously excited to be embarking on this new venture in such a fantastic, historic venue. I cannot imagine a more wonderful summer home for The New York Pops."

On the heels of her sold-out Carnegie Hall solo debut with the orchestra, Sutton Foster will join
The New York Pops on August 6 at 7:30PM at the legendary stadium, led by Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke, in an evening of Broadway standards and some of her favorite tunes. The following night, on August 7 at 7:30PM Pink Martini returns to New York City to join the orchestra in a night of eclectic and fun music under the stars, spanning many genres, languages and styles.

"I'm beyond delighted that The New York Pops will perform at Forest Hills Stadium this summer," said Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke. "We have a great orchestra, with 78 amazing musicians, and we have so many loyal fans. We're selling out our Carnegie Hall concerts, so I'm thrilled that we'll be able to share our music with a larger audience in such a legendary venue this summer and for many more summers to come. In addition, I'm so pleased that we will share the stage with our talented guest artists, Sutton Foster and Pink Martini! This new concert series will give us the opportunity to grow and expand in ways that we have always dreamed, and I know everybody in the stadium will have a great time."

Kids in the Balcony is a concert-going experience that provides tickets to 100 students for each New York Pops subscription concert at Carnegie Hall. PopsEd Teaching Artists conduct pre-concert and post-concert visits to teach students about the orchestra and connect content of the particular performance to general elements of musical knowledge. Over 1,400 students attend New York Pops concerts at Carnegie Hall each season. With the addition of a 1,000-student Kids in the Balcony program at Forest Hills Stadium, The New York Pops will reach over 50% more students.

Forest Hills Stadium events have been made possible through a partnership with the local community, with a focus on making concerts an experience to be enjoyed by all New Yorkers. Dedicated entrance and exits have been constructed to manage audience flow and a sound mitigation project is underway which is designed to lower the overall noise levels around the stadium during concerts. The stadium is conveniently located feet from the E, M, F, and R subway trains as well as the Long Island Rail Road, and concert-goers are strongly encouraged to utilize public transportation as there is no parking available at the stadium or in the surrounding community.

Tickets are on sale through Ticketfly at www.foresthillsstadium.com and range from $10 to $129.